london design festival 08: debbie smyth at tent london

london design festival 08: debbie smyth at tent london


'pins and threads'
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british designer debbie smyth created 'pins and threads' a drawing of electrical pylons.
to create the piece she stretched threads between pins. each point was plotted
and measured to ensure that the pylons were illustrated accurately. her 'pins and threads'
drawing was on display as part of tent london.


detail of the artwork
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the work was created using black cotton thread
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'pins and threads' was stretched over a meter long wall
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more:
http://www.tentlondon.co.uk
ridhika db
09.24.08  
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